BlackRock’s Tony DeSpirito is now shooting for dividends that are smaller but more reliable in his fund. This is only one small step toward the miles these funds are behind. It’s no secret that those who call themselves equity income investors are obsessed with dividends, in a way that is very unhealthy. This comes up […]
When your stock is already up 378% in the first 8 months of 2020, many may think that it has gone too far already. Don’t look now, but a day later, it’s up to 572%. Zoom is a pretty catchy name if you are looking for a stock to hold, and the prospects of a […]
Joe Biden is decidedly in favor of socialism, as is his party these days. He’s now looking to socialize retirement accounts, although the end result will not be what he expects. If Joe Biden becomes President, and if he manages to gain the power to put his and the ideas of his socialist colleagues in […]
With both Biden and Trump showing their cards in their nomination speeches, the relatively small gap in the polls on economic issues portrays a significant knowledge gap. There are a lot of issues at stake in the upcoming U.S. election, set for November 3, and we’ve never seen a race so polarized on so many […]
Financial writer Tim Denning recently did an article on the national debt and other assorted matters of interest to investors. He shows us how low the bar really is. We originally were attracted to a recent article by Tim Denning, a freelancer who writes for several popular financial media sites, with a title that would […]
It should not surprise anyone that there is gender bias out there in the financial advising world, and the only solution is to seek greater understanding, not escalating demands. Few would argue that the financial world is still guilty of a general bias against women. This has historically been a man’s world, from the beginning […]
Joe Biden tells us that to recover from our current economic crisis, we need to control the virus. This is like saying the cure for alcoholism is to drink more alcohol. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been accusing rival Donald Trump of not having a plan to either recover from the coronavirus pandemic or […]
California state legislators have picked up the ball from radical federal Democrats and are getting ready to propose a wealth tax of their own. This will be an interesting experiment. With the real prospect of a federal wealth tax of some degree on the horizon, should the Democrats gain enough power in the upcoming election […]
Robo-advising has really been growing over the past few years, offering lower-cost investment advice. We do not want to turn our future over to machines. Technology has provided many enhancements to our lives, including the ways that it has dramatically changed the way we invest. We’ve certainly come a long way from the days when […]
Nasdaq 100 component Ulta Beauty is set to report their earnings on Thursday, and Piper Sandler tells us that the results will be grim. They still like the stock though. There are quite a number of hot stocks this year in the Nasdaq 100, but Ulta Beauty is certainly not one of them. It was […]